Direct Real Estate Investing Answer the following questions and continue your discussion with other students in your replies. 1.Is now a good time to be a direct investor (hold legal title to the property) in real estate? 2.On what information (other than your gut) do you base your answer? If you answered YES to question #1, why is owning real estate now a good investment? If you answered NO to question #1, what type of investment would be better than real estate? Support your answer with facts.